linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] mm: introduce mmap_lock_speculation

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Message-ID: <CAEf4BzbzDjKbSZz4U+L_F3V-abXY3stgen2UhpQ1Tvba5owFcw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:34:58 -0700
From: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii.nakryiko@...il.com>
To: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>
Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>, Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>, 
	linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org, oleg@...hat.com, 
	rostedt@...dmis.org, mhiramat@...nel.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jolsa@...nel.org, paulmck@...nel.org, 
	willy@...radead.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, 
	mjguzik@...il.com, brauner@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] mm: introduce mmap_lock_speculation_{start|end}

On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 7:09 PM Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 5:35 AM Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 6, 2024 at 7:12 AM Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org> wrote:
> > > +static inline bool mmap_lock_speculation_end(struct mm_struct *mm, int seq)
> > > +{
> > > +       /* Pairs with RELEASE semantics in inc_mm_lock_seq(). */
> > > +       return seq == smp_load_acquire(&mm->mm_lock_seq);
> > > +}
> >
> > A load-acquire can't provide "end of locked section" semantics - a
> > load-acquire is a one-way barrier, you can basically use it for
> > "acquire lock" semantics but not for "release lock" semantics, because
> > the CPU will prevent reordering the load with *later* loads but not
> > with *earlier* loads. So if you do:
> >
> > mmap_lock_speculation_start()
> > [locked reads go here]
> > mmap_lock_speculation_end()
> >
> > then the CPU is allowed to reorder your instructions like this:
> >
> > mmap_lock_speculation_start()
> > mmap_lock_speculation_end()
> > [locked reads go here]
> >
> > so the lock is broken.
>
> Hi Jann,
> Thanks for the review!
> Yeah, you are right, we do need an smp_rmb() before we compare
> mm->mm_lock_seq with the stored seq.
>
> Otherwise reads might get reordered this way:
>
> CPU1                        CPU2
> mmap_lock_speculation_start() // seq = mm->mm_lock_seq
> reloaded_seq = mm->mm_lock_seq; // reordered read
>                                  mmap_write_lock() // inc_mm_lock_seq(mm)
>                                  vma->vm_file = ...;
>                                  mmap_write_unlock() // inc_mm_lock_seq(mm)
> <speculate>
> mmap_lock_speculation_end() // return (reloaded_seq == seq)
>
> >
> > >  static inline void mmap_write_lock(struct mm_struct *mm)
> > >  {
> > >         __mmap_lock_trace_start_locking(mm, true);
> > >         down_write(&mm->mmap_lock);
> > > +       inc_mm_lock_seq(mm);
> > >         __mmap_lock_trace_acquire_returned(mm, true, true);
> > >  }
> >
> > Similarly, inc_mm_lock_seq(), which does a store-release, can only
> > provide "release lock" semantics, not "take lock" semantics, because
> > the CPU can reorder it with later stores; for example, this code:
> >
> > inc_mm_lock_seq()
> > [locked stuff goes here]
> > inc_mm_lock_seq()
> >
> > can be reordered into this:
> >
> > [locked stuff goes here]
> > inc_mm_lock_seq()
> > inc_mm_lock_seq()
> >
> > so the lock is broken.
>
> Ugh, yes. We do need smp_wmb() AFTER the inc_mm_lock_seq(). Whenever

Suren, can you share with me an updated patch for mm_lock_seq with the
right memory barriers? Do you think this might have a noticeable
impact on performance? What sort of benchmark do mm folks use to
quantify changes like that?

> we use inc_mm_lock_seq() for "take lock" semantics, it's preceded by a
> down_write(&mm->mmap_lock) with implied ACQUIRE ordering. So I thought
> we can use it but I realize now that this reordering is still
> possible:
> CPU1                        CPU2
>                                  mmap_write_lock()
>                                        down_write(&mm->mmap_lock);
>                                        vma->vm_file = ...;
>
> mmap_lock_speculation_start() // seq = mm->mm_lock_seq
> <speculate>
> mmap_lock_speculation_end() // return (mm->mm_lock_seq == seq)
>
>                                        inc_mm_lock_seq(mm);
>                                  mmap_write_unlock() // inc_mm_lock_seq(mm)
>
> Is that what you were describing?
> Thanks,
> Suren.
>
> >
> > For "taking a lock" with a memory store, or "dropping a lock" with a
> > memory load, you need heavier memory barriers, see
> > Documentation/memory-barriers.txt.